PlainSpending

Columbia County

$481.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,823 per capita.

New York · FIPS 36021

In FY2025, Columbia County in New York received $481.7M in federal spending - $7,823 per capita for a population of 61,570. This is 50.0% below the national average and 39.7% below the New York average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #26 of 62 New York counties.

Total spending
$481.7M
Per capita
$7,823
vs. national avg
-50.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid-ladder absolute book

Columbia County is mid-pack on absolute obligations (#890 of 3,224, $481.7M).

Mid-ladder absolute book

Columbia County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 57%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,823
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
92.7% of tracked spending
New York rank
#26 of 62

How Columbia County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Columbia County vs. New York and the nation

Columbia County$7,823New York avg$12,978National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 61,570 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Columbia County

Top awarding agencies in Columbia County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$423.8MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$18.7MDepartment of Health and Hum…$14.9M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $457.4M (95%) of Columbia County's $481.7M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Columbia County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Social Security Administration $423.8M 92.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $18.7M 4.1%
Department of Health and Human Services $14.9M 3.3%

How Columbia County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,823 Around the middle higher than 43% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Columbia County Among New York's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: New York's biggest counties

The 16 largest-population counties in New York by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Columbia County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 01,000,0002,000,0003,000,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in New York by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Columbia County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Kings County 2,736,074 $3,678 $10.1B
Queens County 2,405,464 $3,919 $9.4B
New York County 1,694,251 $18,405 $31.2B
Suffolk County 1,525,920 $7,699 $11.7B
Bronx County 1,472,654 $5,314 $7.8B
Nassau County 1,395,774 $7,688 $10.7B
Westchester County 1,004,457 $5,877 $5.9B
Erie County 954,236 $9,584 $9.1B
Monroe County 759,443 $13,013 $9.9B
Richmond County 495,747 $6,713 $3.3B
Onondaga County 476,516 $11,396 $5.4B
Orange County 401,310 $6,298 $2.5B
Rockland County 338,329 $6,063 $2.1B
Albany County 314,848 $30,058 $9.5B
Dutchess County 295,911 $6,796 $2.0B
Columbia County (this county) 61,570 $7,823 $481.7M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Columbia County's $7,823 - prioritizing New York peers first.

Schoharie County

New York

$7,832 per capita

$232.7M total

Washington County

New York

$7,814 per capita

$479.0M total

Cayuga County

New York

$7,868 per capita

$599.9M total

Delaware County

New York

$7,916 per capita

$350.8M total

Franklin County

New York

$7,720 per capita

$367.1M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside New York - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($7,823 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($481.7M here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

Data Source: USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), Fiscal Year 2025. Population denominators are U.S. Census Bureau vintage estimates. County-level spending includes all federal awards with place of performance in this county; OMB budget categorizations are reflected at the agency level.

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